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B-203045 1 (1981-08-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjqf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1,LER . THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHiNGTON. 0 C. 2054B FILE: B-203045 DATE: August 11, 1981 MATTER OF: American Farm Lines, Inc. DIGEST: Request by carrier for review of GSA's settlement disallowing supplemental claim for transportation charges received in GAO later than 6 months from date of final dis- positive action by GSA or 3 years from date of payment of initial charges for trans- portation is timebarred. American Farm Lines, Inc. (AFL), in its letter of May 15, 1981 (received in the General Accounting Office (GAO) on May 26, 1981), requests review by the Comptroller General of final settlement action taken by the General Services Administration (GSA) on Government bill of lading (GBL) No. M-3107491. AFL was originally paid for transportation services under this GBL on March 30, 1978. AFL filed a supple- mental claim for additional transportation charges based on the theory that exclusive use of vehicle service was requested by the Government. GSA denied AFL's claim because AFL failed to substantiate its entitlement to the higher exclusive use charges. In our opinion, the request cannot be considered by our Office because it was filed beyond the time limita- tions on our review set forth in 31 U.S.C. § 244 (Supp. III, 1979) and 4 C.F.R. § 53 (1981). A carrier's request for review by the Comptroller General of a GSA transportation audit action is forever barred from consideration (with limited exceptions not applicable here) unless received by the GAO within 6 months from the date the action was taken or within the periods of limitation specified in 31 U.S.C. § 244(a) (Supp. III, 1979), whichever is later. The periods of limitation referred to in 31 U.S.C. S 244(a), supra, are within 3 years of the date of: 3,

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